- fantasy books with complex worlds
- well-written
- focus on story, action, or events
- reads like Brandon Sanderson, Robin McKinley, Anne Bishop, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Patricia Wrede, and J.K. Rowling.
By Dennis L. McKiernan
SCI-FI MCKIERNA Iron Tow #1-3
Tuck Underbank is a Warrow--think a hobbit with shoes and “large jewel-like eyes” -- living in the peaceful Boskydells. When an unnaturally cold winter strikes and the evil Modru threatens the world, he and a number of his fellow Thornwalkers go to the High King's aid. But a vast expanse of lightless blizzard called the Dimmendark (sounds bad, doesn't it?) is spreading over the land, and Tuck soon finds that the “dark tide” is going to swamp them all. Despite the fact that they're tiny and temperamental, the Warrows get included in the military forces. But the High King doesn't have enough warriors to hold off the horde of slobbering monsters who are coming to attack. And the battle goes horribly wrong, separating the friends from one another and possibly dooming them all.
By Sharon Shinn
SCI-FI SHINN Twelve #1
The Mystic woman Senneth, accompanied by a team of Shapeshifters and Riders, is sent by the king into the land of Gillengaria to investigate reports of retaliation against those who use magic.
By Michael J. Sullivan
SCI-FI SULLIVAN Riyria #1
Royce Melborn, a skilled thief, and his mercenary partner, Hadrian Blackwater, are running for their lives when they're framed for the death of the king. Trapped in a conspiracy that goes beyond the overthrow of a tiny kingdom, their only hope is unraveling an ancient mystery before it's too late.
By Cinda Williams Chima
YA F CHIMA Seven Re #1
Relates the intertwining fates of former street gang leader Han Alister and headstrong Princess Raisa, as Han takes possession of an amulet that once belonged to an evil wizard and Raisa uncovers a conspiracy in the Grey Wolf Court.
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